Journals / Gülhane Tıp Dergisi / 2010 / Cilt: 52 - Sayı: 4

Nursing approaches to sexual dysfunction and sexual counseling-related issues in patients receiving cancer treatment

Kanser tedavisi alan hastalarda cinsel disfonksiyon ve danışmanlığa ilişkin hemşirelik yaklaşımları

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Most of the nurses believed that obtaining the previous history of the patient's sexual activity was necessary and there should be a questionnaire section about sexual problems in the nurse forms (44.7%).

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study was performed as a descriptive study to identify the beliefs and opinions of nurses caring for patients with cancer about sexual dysfunction and sexual counseling.
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Key Findings & Data:The nurses working at the adult services of Ministry of Health Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Education and Research Hospital in Ankara constituted the universe of the study (n=120).
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Conclusion & Impact:Most of the nurses believed that obtaining the previous history of the patient's sexual activity was necessary and there should be a questionnaire section about sexual problems in the nurse forms (44.7%).
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This study was performed as a descriptive study to identify the beliefs and opinions of nurses caring for patients with cancer about sexual dysfunction and sexual counseling. The nurses working at the adult services of Ministry of Health Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Education and Research Hospital in Ankara constituted the universe of the study (n=120). Nurses working at the outpatient and pediatric clinics were excluded from the study. Nurses working at the inpatient clinics who accepted to enter the study constituted the study group (n=103). The data were collected using the questionnaire form prepared in accordance with the literature. Chi-square test was used in determining the relationship between the sociodemographic features of the nurses and their beliefs and opinions regarding the patients' sexual dysfunction and counseling. The frequency of giving counseling in the nurses was 26.2% in the study. Of the nurses giving counseling, 74.0% stated that they felt comfortable during talking about the sexual issues. Most of the nurses (83.4%) thought that their patients experienced sexual problems, however, only a small percentage of the patients (25.2%) requested for counseling. The nurses do not believe that sexual taboos and myths may cause sexual dysfunction (68.0%) and sexual activity does not deteriorate the progression of the cancer illness (60.2%). Most of the nurses believed that obtaining the previous history of the patient's sexual activity was necessary and there should be a questionnaire section about sexual problems in the nurse forms (44.7%).

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Araştırma cinsel disfonksiyon ve cinsel danışmanlıkla ilgili olarak kanserli bireylere bakım veren hemşirelerin görüş ve inanışlarının belirlenmesi amacıyla tanımlayıcı olarak yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini, Ankara ili merkez sınırları içinde yer alan Sağlık Bakanlığına bağlı Ankara Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Onkoloji Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi erişkin servislerinde çalışan hemşireler oluşturmuştur (n=120). Poliklinikler ve pediyatri servisinde çalışan hemşireler araştırma kapsamı dışında tutulmuştur. Servislerde çalışan ve araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden hemşireler araştırma grubunu oluşturmuştur (n=103). Araştırmada veriler, araştırmacılar tarafından konuya ilişkin literatürden yararlanılarak hazırlanan anket formunun uygulanması ile toplanmıştır. Hemşirelerin sosyodemografik özellikleri ile cinsel disfonksiyon ve danışmanlık konusundaki görüş ve inanışları arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesinde ki-kare testi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada hemşirelerin cinsel danışmanlıkta bulunma oranı %26.2 olarak bulunmuştur. Danışmanlıkta bulunan hemşirelerin %74'ü hastalarla cinsel konuları konuşurken kendilerini rahat hissettiklerini belirtmişlerdir. Hemşirelerin çoğu (%83.4) hastalarının cinsel sorun yaşadıklarını düşünmektedir, ancak çok az oranda hastaların bu konuda kendilerinden danışmanlık talebinde bulunduklarını belirtmişlerdir (%25.2). Hemşirelerin tabular ve yanlış inanışların cinsel disfonksiyona neden olabileceğini (%68.0) ve cinsel aktivitenin kanser hastalığının seyrini kötüleştireceğini düşünmedikleri saptanmıştır (%60.2). Hemşirelerin çoğu seksüel danışmanlıkta önceki cinsel öykünün alınması ve hemşire formlarında cinsel sorunlara yönelik sorgulama bölümünün olması gerektiği konusunda görüş bildirmişlerdir (%44.7).

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PINAR, G. (2010). Nursing approaches to sexual dysfunction and sexual counseling-related issues in patients receiving cancer treatment. Gülhane Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 52 - Sayı: 4, 241–247. https://ajindex.com/articles/225456

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